Documents

Oral History Society Documents

The following list represents a database listing of public documents created by the Oral History Society. Clicking a title will either load the document onto your screen or start a download of the relevant document. Right-clicking a title will always give you an option to download the document onto your computer or mobile device.

General Documents

Guidelines

Oral History Journal – Author’s Agreement
Once an article has been accepted for publication in the Oral History Journal, the author is asked to assign copyright in their article to the Oral History Society using this agreement.

Statements

OHS statement on Boston College case – May 2014The legal action taken by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to seize oral histories held by Boston College serves as a warning not only to oral historians, but to all those engaged in collecting historical data about criminal activity or allegations of criminal offences. The case raises legal, ethical and moral issues for researchers and archivists.